Parian ~ Figural Group of Cupid and Psyche

England
Circa 1865
Minton

This terrific parian example depicting Cupid and Psyche is after the antique marble which is now in Rome at the Capitoline Museum. A parian example was shown at the 1849 Birmingham Exhibition. The base is impressed Minton and various other marks including the year symbol for 1865.

 

The Parian Phenomenon, Page, 68, Figure 94.

Porcelain
Height: 16¾”
P151
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